Corpus Christi is the most populated area near Kennedy County, where
Bret is predicted to make a direct hit, about 40 miles south of this
city... still not a big enough threat for some to take cover.
SOT RANDY DOUD/CORPUS CHRISTI RESIDENT

But like surrounding areas, a mandatory evacuation is in effect for
Corpus Christi, advising residents to flee as far as San Antonio, 100
miles away.
And most have taken heed, clearing the streets, vacating their homes,
rushing to beat the storm - the hurricane that, until the ealry morning,
many were certain would stay away.
SOT - guy who was boarding house (no super available)

SU CLOSE: Forecasters predict the worst Bret will bring to this city is
75mph winds and flooding - but another worry: possible tornaods created
by the hurricane conditions. JJ))

[81-Ax]

Another accident on Interstate 81 held up traffic for about 45 minutes.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Ironto]

It happened around 4 this afternoon near the Ironto exit.
Apparently a woman was swerving to miss part of a tire that was lying on the highway when she over steered and hit the guard rail, where she was ejected from her vehicle.
Her car then continued forward and hit the guard rail again, where it came to a stop.
The woman was airlifted by Lifeguard to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, the extent of her condition has not yet been released.
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[Teen-Killed]

Investigators are still searching for several suspects involved in yesterdays shooting at a Roanoke nightclub.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

It happened around two o'clock Saturday morning inside of Easley's Restaurant, located on the 36-hundred block of Shenandoah Avenue.
Authorities say what started out as a fight between two groups of young men from different Northwest Roanoke neighborhoods turned deadly for 19 year old Prentice Roshaud Jordan of Roanoke when guns came into the dispute.
Jordan was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.
Jordan's family and witnesses have identified two gunmen.
Police are investigating their claim, but are unable to confirm the suspects identities.
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[Home-Sales]

Buying a home when the interests rate are low -- may save you thousands of dollars.
Right now interests rate have increased about two percent since the beginning of the year.
Some Realtors say that it has caused a slight drop in home sales in the Roanoke area -- with first home buyers being affected the most.
Joy Sutton has details.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Let me get]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;00]
[SUPER=01-Pete Kelly/Real Estate Agent;23]
[SUPER=01-Lorna Hall/Real Estate Agent;49]
[SUPER=@Joy2;1:02]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=N7 Roanoke]

For those looking to buy a new home -- locking-in on a low interest -- can mean much lower monthly house payments.

Already this year interest rates have gone from around 6 and half percent to about 8 percent depending on how much money you put down.
Some Realtors say this has caused some people not to buy and others to buy more quickly.
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[SOT 09:14:37]
[IN Q=The house I sold]
((PETE KELLY/REAL ESTATE AGENT: THE HOUSE I SOLD YESTERDAY WAS PART OF THAT. THEY WAS RUSHING TO GET THE LOAN AP. AND LOCK-IN THE INTEREST RATE BEFORE IT DOES GO UP))
[RUNS= 8]
[OUT Q=does go up]

The four day festival wraps up today with several bands playing that good ole blue grass music.
It's a family event that has been going on for the past 11 years.
And it's always free to the public.
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[Tease#1]
[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=NONE]
Govenor Bush made a stop in Roanoke this week but it isn't the first time the Star City has seen this family on the campaign trail.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus if you're a college students searching for cheap books, coming up see a web site that could save you some bucks.

[WebWatch]

A Microsoft problem could threaten your e-mail privacy.
And college students can avoid a trip to the bookstore by shopping online.
More in this week's WebWatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If you use]
[RUNS=1:25]
[OUT Q=WDBJ-7-dot-com]
((
[intro]
[RUNS= :05]

If you use Microsoft's MSN Messenger instant chat software be careful.
A glitch could allow others using the computer to see your password and access your e-mail account.
Microsoft says it's latest version of Messenger fixes the problem, the free download is available on the MSN website.

Heading back to college and looking for books? Varsitybooks-dot-com has course booklists for 300 major Colleges and Universities, including Virginia Tech and UVA, Radford and Virginia Western. or you can find your books with their search engine. Shipping only takes one to three days.

If you have baby, or one on the way, you need this bag... baby-bag-dot-com features a list of all the latest recalls of unsafe baby products. There are also advice columns, recipes, and stories from the story guy.

Finally, Totally-free-stuff-dot-com is a selfexplanatory site... a catalogue of websites offering free stuff... everything from free ink-jet cartridges to dog treats.
Of course nothing is ever really free... in this case most of the sites want information, about you or your friends, so be prepared to give up a little privacy if you want the freebies.

For links to these sites, click on WebWatch, on the WDBJ website, at WDBJ 7-dot-com.))

[Candidate-Reel]

Republican Presidential frontrunner George W. Bush made a campaign stop in Roanoke Thursday. Bush's trip brought the Star City into the national spotlight, but he is not the only member of the family to visit the area. While campaigning for other elections, his mother and father made Roanoke a stop on the campaign trail. Keith Humphry takes a look in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=21-Roanoke/1980;:01]
[SUPER=21-George Bush/(R) Pres. Candidate;:17]
[SUPER=21-Bedford Co./1988;1:20]
[SUPER=21-Denise Allen/Reporting;1:56]
[RUNS=2:02]
[OUT Q=KH News 7]

Three and a half weeks before the 1980 election, Vice Presidential candidate George Bush was hot on the campaign trail. He made a stop in Roanoke looking for last minute support. Bush didn't waste any time getting down to business.

[SOT Tape S121 32:43]
[IN=what governor ]
((WHAT GOVERNOR REAGAN IS TALKING ABOUTMAKES INORDIANTE ECONOMIC SENSE IT CONTAINS INGREDIANTS THAT I THINK WILL GET THE BUDGET IN BALANCE AND WILL BREAK INFLATION SOON. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL THE INGREDIANTS THAT HE OR i WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PRIMARY))
[RUNS= 17]
[OUT Q=IN THE PRIMARY]

Later in the day at the Roanoke Civic Center, Bush repeated the Reagen ticket message of solving economic problemss, cutting taxes, and cuttting government waste.
He addreseed a crowd of about 950 people.
[SOT Tape S 121 36:54]
[IN Q=We must stand]
((IT IS WORTH YOUR EFFORTS AND I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE AND I STRONGLY URGE THAT WE TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED IN THESE LAST 3 AND A HALF WEEKS AND TO GO FORTH WITH SOME IDEALISM. WE CAN CHANGE THINGS WE CAN HELP PEOPLE. WE CAN MAKE LIFE BETTER AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. CLAPPING))
[RUNS= 20]
[OUT Q=nat sound clapping]

After serveing as Vice President for 2 terms, Bush ran for President. In 1988, his wife Barbara came to the Roanoke Valley campaigning for her husband. Mrs. Bush started the day with a trip to Camp Virginia Jaycees in Bedford County.
During the hour long visit, she spent some time with the campers and participated in activities like sponge painting. She also toured the Roanoke City Market and attended Republican Fundraiser. Bush was behind in the polls, but his wife was confident that he would win.
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[SOT Campaign tape 7:03]
[IN Q=Not now]
((NOT NOW BECAUSE WE EXPECTED THAT THEY HAD A VERY TOUGH CAMPAIGN AND IT WENT ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MICHEAL DUKAKIS STANDS FOR. THEY WILL UNDERSTAND HOW LIBREL HE IS. I THINK THEY WILL BE FOR GEORGE BUSH))
[RUNS= 16]
[OUT Q=george bush]
Bush defeated Micheal Dukakis in 1998 and served 1 term as President.
That's Virginia Newsreel, I'm Keith Humphry. ))

[Tease#2]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
You might not think Lynchburg would be a place to find a world renown dancer.
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[VO-NAT]
But coming in this week's Virginia Profile find out why this man is using his award winning talent to teach inner city children.

[VA-Profile]

He is an award- winning veteran of nearly every major ballet company in the country...
So you might wonder why Keith Lee is now spending his time and energy in Lynchburg, teaching the art of dance and theater to children from the inner city.
Steve Smallshaw has the answer in this week's "Virginia Profile".
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[SOT]
[IN Q=natsot]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
[SUPER=01-Keith Lee/Dance Instructor; :15]
[SUPER=@ssm1; :31]
[RUNS=2:04]
[OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.]

(([natsot Keith Lee]
[RUNS= 02]

He's performed on stages from California to Europe.. and choreographed countless dances for television, films and videos.
Now, Keith Lee is fulfilling his vision in the basement of a Lynchburg Y-M-C-A.
[SOT 00:58:24]
((KEITH LEE/DANCE INSTRUCTOR: IT'S JUST MY LIFE, IT'S SOMETHING I DO EVERY DAY, SO WHAT I TRY TO DO IS BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE FOLD. THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUSINESS AND THE ARTS THE BETTER, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY HAPPEN TO ENJOY.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=happen to enjoy.]

So Lee is reaching out to children of the inner city.. giving them their first exposure to many different forms of dance and music.
[SOT 00:58:47]
((KEITH LEE: IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, THE KIDS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTS, THEY COME FROM LOW- INCOME FAMILIES AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE.))
[RUNS= 13]
[OUT Q=have a chance.]
[natsot drums 00:52:50]
[RUNS= 03]

Lee's dance classes give the kids a chance to express themselves through movement and to learn how to discipline their bodies and their minds.
[SOT 00:59:37//1:00:21]
((LEE: SELF ESTEEM AND HONOR, TELLING THE TRUTH, BEING THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE AS PEOPLE, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME, IS THE HUMAN ASPECT OF IT, AND I THINK THE DANCE CARRIES INTO THAT IN MAKING THEM GOOD PEOPLE AND HOPEFULLY ROLE MODELS OF THE FUTURE. BECAUSE I THINK IT CARRIES INTO ALL WALKS OF LIFE FOR THEIR FUTURE, WHEN THEY GO OUT TO GET JOBS IN THE FUTURE, HOW THEY CARRY THEMSELVES WHEN THEY GO INTO THEIR INTERVIEW IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MAYBE ONE THING THAT THEY LEARN FROM THIS CLASS, THEY'LL TAKE IN WITH THEM.))
[RUNS= 35]
[OUT Q=in with them.]
[Standup ]
((Keith Lee says his goal is to reach even more children, and that's why his Dance Theater has its eye on this vacant building in downtown Lynchburg. It has two ballrooms with wooden floors that are much more conducive to dancing.. now all they need to do is raise the money to buy it.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=to buy it.]

In the meantime, he keeps dancing.. on a much smaller stage where success is measure not by curtain calls, but with smiles.
[SOT 1:03:36]
((LEE: THE MAIN THING IS NOT EVERY ONE OF THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE DANCERS, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOOD PEOPLE.))
[RUNS= 07]
[OUT Q=be good people.]

[S-Pepsi]

Bobby Labonte captured his fourth win of the season today and Jeff Gordon finished second in as many days in the Winston Cup Pepsi 400.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Brooklyn, MI/ESPN; :00]

Not a good day for the Burtons. Pole sitter Ward wrecks on lap 53 and finished 43rd.
Jeff drew the sixth and final caution on lap 162 after being tapped by Tony Stewart, he hits the wall. He finished 37th.
Dale Earnhardt and Stewart exchanged leads with under 20 laps to go,
and that's when Labonte took the lead for good on lap 183 to win.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q="we]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Labonte/Ninth Career Win; :00]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=....great tire today"]
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[ANCHOR=steve]
[GRAPHIC=hold michigan]

[S-Mac]

Today, Mark McGuire became the only player in Major League Baseball history to hit atleast 50 homers in four consecutive seasons.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/Cardinals vs. Mets; :00]

The burley Cardinal wasted little time in going yard against the New York Mets in the first of a double header at Shea. In the top of the first, the Mac attack came off Mets pitcher Octavio Dotel, a solo shot to right center.
He does it again in the seventh, But the Mets win 8-7.
(------------)

[S-UVA]

After loosing All-American Anthony Poindexter and Adrian Burnim, Virginia has a hole at the safety position.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]

UVa practice began Friday with a solid defensive back field led by Tim Spruill and Dwayne Stukes.
[SUPER=04-1996;]

Antwan Harris will most likely play safety. As a freshman, he returned a 95 yard interception for a TD against UNC and believes inexperience can prevail this year at safety.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q="We]
((ANTWAN HARRIS/UVA SENIOR SAFETY:))
[SUPER=01-Antwan Harris/UVa Senior Safety; :00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=....make that transition"]
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[S-Tech]

With increased national attention, the Virginia Tech Hokies are brushing up on their ON-CAMERA media skills.
Recently, the Speaking Specialists came to Blacksburg, and worked with the players and staff to help them handle the limelight.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=a lot of it]
[SUPER=01-Randy Minkoff/The Speaking Specialists;]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q= themselves]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

The husband and wife team says their seminar is more than just handling the media.
These lessons will help the players and coaches in lives.

At 16 Sara Roach is a veteran at skiing Smith Mountain Lake.
The Richmond native and her family have had a vacation home here since the early 80's.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:53:01]
[IN Q=I started]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=into skiing]

The Roaches are always on the road and have just returned from Bakersfield, California where Sara placed 10th in the National Water Ski Championships in the 16 year olds' trick division.
It takes a lot of preparation to become an elite skier.
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[SOT 2:53:17]
[IN Q=I go to]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=every weekend]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=]

This is a family affair. Sara's older sister Adell, water skis on a collegiate team in Florida and helps coach her sister during these practice sessions.
And if it looks like fun in the sun to you, you should know it's fun in the EARLY MORNING sun.
The Roaches get up at 5:30 to beat the crowd.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:56:14]
[IN Q=that's the]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=very focused]

The family is a member of the Smith Mountain Lake Water Ski Club and says the club has been a big part of Sara's success in the sport.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:56:43]
[IN Q=the ski]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=work with]

Sara and the other members of the Water Ski Club often ski on Smith Mountain Lake through the month of October.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports.
))
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[SUPER=305-84/56/104/1983/49/1956]
[SUPER=306-83/58/43/SE-5mph/30.02s/6:42am/8:02pm]